"A Trade a Day" might be a little misleading for this one because we'll be discussing three separate trades, including a three-team deal involving Los Angeles and Edmonton. The Carolina Hurricanes were stuck in a dogfight for a playoff spot at the 2009 trade deadline, sitting one point out on March 4, 2009. To try and get over the hump, they turned to an old friend.
Erik Cole had been with the organization since being drafted in 1998. He debuted in 2001 and was part of the team's successful runs in 2002 and 2006, albeit injured for most of the latter postseason.